In August last year, I began writing what would become my first album in 5 years.
Months prior, I made the difficult decision to walk away from 90% of the client work I was doing at the time due to feeling burnt out creatively, and unsure what I wanted the next chapter of my artistry to look like.
In that season of uncertainty, I searched for answers in my past ā digging through my earliest iTunes playlists, reading decade-old journal entries, and racking my brain to remember exactly why I was driven to music-making in the first place.
There, I rediscovered a love for all that I'd forgotten: gothic literature, cozy horror, stories with no dialogue, fables and fairytales, and the mysticism of the woods.
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Suddenly, I was bursting with inspiration.
But now, it wasn't just music flowing through me ā it was a full-fledged story.
As my melodies emerged, so too did characters and environments. And as I committed the story to page on my typewriter, new music blossomed.
Story and music became inexorably intertwined.
I was no longer writing an album ā I was building a world.
And now, 8 months later, I'm finally ready to share that world with you.
The Call of Raven's Hollow is available on Bandcamp, and releases to all streaming platforms this Friday.
When you're ready to hear it, click here.
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